About 50 percent of Americans use alternative medicine — and 10 percent use it on their children, according to Paul Offit, author of the new book, "Do You Believe in Magic? The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine." (HarperCollins).

Back-to-school time is just around the corner, and that means your child will soon be running out the door to catch the bus and waiting in cafeteria lines for lunch. We talked to Toni Havala, a dietitian for Aramark food service at Edward Hospital in Naperville, about ways to make sure your child...

The warmer weather brings out the bugs and flying insects — and some of them bite and sting. But how do you know if you need to take a Benadryl, rush to the emergency room or just put some ice on the sting or bite? We talked to Dr. David Zich, a physician with Northwestern Medicine, for advice...